Display Ideas for a Vintage Metal Picnic Basket

Girly Chic

• A vintage metal picnic basket looks attractive when placed upon a bedroom vanity to hold some of your most favored girly possessions. These metal boxes look a lot like train cases, which are intended to hold makeup; they're stylish and functional. Line the metal picnic basket with tissue paper in colors that match your decor scheme and fill it with feminine items such as cosmetics, perfumes and hair accessories. Not only does it hold your items for easy storage, but it adds a whimsical and vintage look to your room.

Bathroom Hospitality

• A vintage metal picnic basket can be used in a bathroom to hold hygiene items in a stylish way. This is especially well-suited to a guest bathroom, where it adds a feeling of presentation and hospitality. Line the basket with a couple of appropriately colored tea towels and fill it with hand soaps, miniature shampoos and spa products. Rolled wash cloths can line the top edge of the basket, keeping it open.

Table Centerpiece

• Table centerpieces should always be creative to inspire ambiance and help strike up conversations among your guests. A vintage metal picnic basket serves as an excellent base for a table centerpiece that suits a vintage lunch or casual dinner theme. Cover the table with a checkered picnic-style tablecloth. Line the metal picnic basket with a substrate of green shredded paper to resemble grass. Then arrange fake edibles in it to make it look like a bountiful brunch. Fake bread, a bottle of wine and some plastic grapes are pretty choices.

Display Your Hobbies

• Not everyone is lucky enough to have entire rooms dedicated to their arts and crafts hobbies. That's why vintage metal picnic baskets can be used to store your crafting materials while turning them into parts of your home decor. If you're a knitter, fill the vintage picnic basket with balls and skeins of yarn. Crisscross some knitting needles to stick out of the basket, holding it slightly open with whimsy. Place the basket on your mantle or near your favorite chair in the living room to inspire a homey feeling while keeping your goods on hand and stored safely.